englischThe study about Youth Services in Criminal Proceedings 2022, a quantitative online institutional survey of youth services in this field, provides empirical data for an important task of youth services in Germany. The following questions, e.g., are answered: How is youth services in criminal [...]

englischIt is well known that cases of organized crime are particularly difficult from an investigative point of view. What is less well known, however, is that the legal assessment often leads to problems as well. This work addresses this gap in research and focuses on problems of participation [...]

englischSexual offending is a hot topic in many countries. Besides punishment, treatment is widespread to reduce reoffending. However, there is much controversy about treatment. Meta-analyses have shown mean positive effects, but these are often small and sometimes negative in prisons. As they [...]

englischThis book is the result of a study on the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters and the respective measures from a comparative perspective. The phenomenon triggered an international panic after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Fear and panic, especially when unprecedented, severe, or [...]

englischThe thesis subjects the use of alcohol and cannabis to a comparative criminological and normative examination. The criminological study analyzes empirical findings on the extent and effects of the consumption of alcohol and cannabis. The normative analysis examines the various (mainly [...]

englischThe "undercriminalized" criminality of the politically and economically powerful actors is the focus of the work. The connections between economic policy issues and forms of structural violence are presented as the context of this criminality. Activities, interactions of interests and [...]

englischAlthough Graffiti prevention is typically sprayer-centered, some municipalities are implementing a victim-centered approach as well. Instead of providing “legal spray areas,” a victim-centered approach offers financial support to homeowners who choose to remove illegal graffiti, thus [...]

englischWhether hooliganism, a field of "serious games of competition" in which masculine domination prevails, is in crisis against the background of far-reaching processes of social change, since emancipatory progress has occurred and a certain number of women are violently involved in hooliganism, [...]

englischPreventing crime before it happens? This enticing narrative is no longer just science fiction. Computer-aided systems designed to predict criminal behaviour are used worldwide. The author explores the effects of this technology on society from a legal and criminological perspective. She [...]

englischLarge regional differences in sentencing are a long-known problem in Germany. In his work, the author examines whether and how Artificial Intelligence can be used to achieve an improvement. In doing so, he first embarks on a journey to other countries in Europe and the world where technical [...]